Francisco Segovia, director of Waite House, examined why people leave their homes in Mexico and Central America to come to the U.S. He spoke in the January forum series, "Immigrants Among Us," held at Faith Mennonite church.
 

This year's Easter celebration
opened with a brass fanfare.

Worship Arts Tour, Held March 12 & 13 2010
Artists, worship planners and pastors:  Participants visited churches to draw inspiration and shared ideas and got feedback on their own successes and challenges in developing the visual arts in their congregations.




Benefit Concert for
Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice Partnership
was held at Faith, Sunday, February 28, 2010



Faith's Christmas program Dec. 13.
Additional photos from the program are posted under > Home >Photo Scrapbook

On Saturday, November 14, Faith Church participated in the
Festival & Sale for World Relief
which raised over 70 thousand dollars for Mennonite Central Committee relief work.


On October 25, 2-5pm Faith Church held an open house.
"Who are the Mennonites?"
500 Years of Peace, Community and Service. An open house event at Faith Church. Music, food, information and activities about Mennonite history, service and ideas.


On July 12, 2009 Joetta Handrich Schlabach was ordained at
Faith Church by Conference Minister Ed Kaufman. Her husband Gerald Schlabach stands by her side.

July 2009 Strawberry trip to Natura Farms in Hugo, MN.

Members of Faith march in the Twin Cities GLBT Pride Parade 2009

Car Sabbath

As a way to decrease our congregation’s carbon footprint we are initiating four Car Sabbath Sundays each year. Our first was May 24th. We encouraged giving our cars an entire day-long Sabbath. Many folks came by foot, bike, bus, light rail, and carpools.

Prayer Vigil at the Capitol – May 16, 2009.

As the state of Minnesota faces the prospect of significant cuts to financial support for social infrastructure, education, and basic human needs like healthcare, members from Faith Church joined other churches and concerned advocates in a prayer vigil in the state capitol building.

Immigrant Rights
Members of Faith Mennonite Church march with, and in support of immigrants,
in Minneapolis, May 2009. “You shall not wrong or oppress a resident alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt” (Exodus 22:21).